P.Penn. Museum inv.E02770 Custom-House Receipt
Title
Custom-House ReceiptCall number
P.Penn. Museum inv.E02770(Philadelphia, United States, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology collection)
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and AnthropologyLanguage
English; Ancient Greek (to 1453)Origin
125 CE
- Place
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Umm el-'Atl (Fayum)
Summary
Receipt for the Memphis harbor tax paid by persons leaving the Fayum.
Notes
- Partially preserved list, margins regular in shape but incomplete on all sides. Lines 9 and lower are badly preserved. Possibly a short centered 11th line is missing due to a hole; lines 8-end are in a different hand.
- Text mentions the locations of Memphis and Bakchias.
- Identifier(s): upenn.apis.24; P.Fay.:174.
Extent
4.0 x 5.2 cmSupport
PapyrusLayout
Provenance
- Excavated by Grenfell and Hunt (1898-9) on behalf of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, and donated to the University Museum in return for its support (1901, Dr. Parrish Collection).
Subjects topical
- Documentary
- Receipt
Licenses
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